Global Patent Index - EP 3199480 A1

EP 3199480 A1 20170802 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Title (en)

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Title (de)

BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGE

Publication

EP 3199480 A1 20170802 (EN)

Application

EP 17152645 A 20170123

Priority

JP 2016014786 A 20160128

Abstract (en)

An image forming apparatus (1) includes a stopper member (32) supported either in a storage posture stored in a storage part (35) by turning in an upstream side or a restriction posture to prevent falling down of a sheet from a sheet stacking face (30) by turning in a downstream side. The storage part (35) has a first recess (36) and a second recess (37) deeper than the first recess (36). The stopper member (32) has a base end part (52) supported in the second recess (37) movably upward and downward and a main part (51) supported in the first recess (36) in the storage posture. When the base end part (52) is pressed downward in the storage posture, the base end part (52) is moved downward and the main part (51) comes into contact with a downstream side edge of the first recess (36), the stopper member (32) is turned around the downstream side edge into the restriction posture through a protrusion posture protruding above the sheet stacking face (30).

IPC 8 full level

B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 31/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B65H 31/02 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B65H 31/20 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 31/26 (2013.01 - US); B65H 31/36 (2013.01 - US); G03G 15/00 (2013.01 - CN); B65H 2402/31 (2013.01 - US); B65H 2402/51 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2405/111646 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2405/1117 (2013.01 - US); B65H 2405/1124 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2701/1131 (2013.01 - CN); B65H 2801/03 (2013.01 - CN); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3199480 A1 20170802; EP 3199480 B1 20181031; CN 107010459 A 20170804; CN 107010459 B 20181016; JP 2017132603 A 20170803; JP 6459995 B2 20190130; US 10040661 B2 20180807; US 2017219982 A1 20170803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17152645 A 20170123; CN 201710057972 A 20170123; JP 2016014786 A 20160128; US 201715416350 A 20170126